Monera are single-celled bacteria with no nucleus.
In the tundra, monera generally live on organisms symbiotically, but there are some monera that live on their own or in colonies.
Alcaligenes denitrificans found in permafrost of the tundra.
Moneran 1
The first example of a moneran is Alcaligenes denitrificans, which has a cocci shape. It is found in various locations, including soil and aquatic environments, where one species, Alcaligenes denitrificans, has been known to inhibit the growth of certain types of algae in the tundra, Alcaligenesdenitrificans is found in the soil it has adapted to the cold climate and found a way to live in the frozen soil called permafrost of the tundra.
An arthrobacter, a type of moneran that lives in soil.
Moneran 2
Arthrobacter Nicotinovorans is another example of a moneran. They have a bacilli shape and live in soil. They have also adapted to live in the tundra's permafrost, and can be found in the tundra and taiga biomes.
Protists
Protists are mostly single-celled organisms with a nucleus and organelles.
There are two main types of protists, algae and protozoan.
Cyclops clandestinus a protozoan in the tundra biome
Protozoa 1
An example of a protozoan is Cyclops clandestinus. Its common name is copepod. Copepods are found in the shallow fresh water lakes of the tundra.
Chlorella antarctica
Algae 1
Algae are single-celled organisms that have chlorophyll and a nucleus. An example of algae is Chlorella antarctica, or Chlorella a. It can be found in or on top of the Tundra's permafrost, being a terrestrial species.
FUNGI
A multi-celled organism that contains no chlorophyll and absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
Cladonia rangiferina
Fungus 1
An example of fungus located in the tundra isCladonia rangiferina, commonly referred to as reindeer moss. It can be found on the tundra's permafrost, or frozen soil. Reindeer moss is in the phylum ascomycota, which means that it is cup-shaped.Its taxonomy is as follows:
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class:Lecanoromycetes
Order:Lecanorales
Family:Cladoniaceae
Genus:Cladonia
Species:rangiferina
Cantharellus formosus
Fungus 2
Another fungus that is located in the tundra is Cantharellus formosus. It is from the phylum basidiomycota, which means that it has closely-packed filaments. Cantharellus formosus is located in the alpine tundra's soil, if it isn't covered in snow. Its taxonomy is listed below.
A fungus is a multi-celled organism that contains no chlorophyll and absorbs nutrients from its surroundings. This type of fungus is an Ascomycota which is a sac-shaped organism with walls and an indentation in the middle. Another example of a Ascomycota is Cladonia cristatella which is it's scientific name. The common name is 'british soldier lichen'. It is co
Cladonia cristatella
mmonly found on the ground growing along or next to small shrubs. The taxonomy of Cladonia cristatella is listed below.
The final fungus is a chytridiomycota. A chytridiomycota is defined as a fungus that lives in the water or soil (similar to a parasite). It's scientific name isBlastocladiella emersonii there is no known common name. It's a microscopic fungus that is found in the shallow lakes of the tundra and the top soil above the tundra's permafrost.
Multi-celled, have cell walls, contain chlorophyllPlant 1- Jack
Calliergon giganteum is located in streams and lakes in the alpine tundra. It is in the division bryophyta, meaning it is non-vascular and is close to the ground. It grows on the bottom of fresh-water lake beds in the arctic tundra.
Common Name: Giant calliergon moss
Kingdom: Plantae
Plant 2 - Brooke An example of a magnoliophyta isArctostaphylos uva-ursi. A magnoliophyta is an angiosperm meaning covered seed it has flowers that ripen into fruit. They live in the open plains of the alpine tundra.
Bearberries
Common Name: Bearberries
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species: uva-ursi Plant 3- Brooke Another plant in the tundra biome isAbies lasiocarpa which is a pinophyta. A pinophyta is a self reproducing plant with cones or seeds outside of the plant, it produces no fruit and is an ever-green. They grow in the arctic and alpine tundra, thriving even in the cold of the tundra.
Sub-alpline fir
Common Name: Sub-alpine fir
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species: lasiocarpa Plant 4- BrookeAnother plant is Trichophorum alpinum which is a Magnoliophyta. A magnoliophyta is an angiosperm meaning 'covered seed', and has flowers that will ripen into fruit. It's common name is cotton grass. Cotton grass grows in the
Cotton grass
alpine tundra's soil, living in the open plains of the tundra. Common Name: Cotton grass Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus: Trichophorum Species: alpinum
Plant 5- Jack A plant that lives in the alpine tundra isLoiseleuria procumbens. It grows in the topsoil of the tundra biome. It is in the phylum magnoliophyta, which means that it is an angiosperm, meaning that it has flowers that will ripen into fruit.
Common Name: Alpine azalea
Plant 6- Jack A plant that can live in both the alpine tundra and taiga biomes is known as Lycopodiella inundata, commonly referred to as inundated club moss. It is in the division lychopodiophyta, meaning that it is is a little larger than non-vascular mosses, and that it has a single stem.
Common name: Inundated club moss
Inundated club moss
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order:Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodiella
Species: inundata Plant 7-Jack
Another tundra plant is called Equisetum arvense, also known as the field horsetail. It grows in the tundra's topsoil. It is in the division Equisetophyta, which means that it is a horsetail. Its taxonomy is listed below.
Field horsetail
Common Name: Field horsetail
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Equisetophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: arvense Plant 8-Jack Dryopteris dilatata is another example of a plant that grows in the tundra. It is commonly known as spreading woodfern. It is from the phylum pterophyta, meaning it is has fronds with spores on the bottom. Common Name: Spreading woodfern Kingdom: Plantae
Spreading woodfern
Division: Pterophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: dilatata Plant 9- BrookeA common plant in the tundra is Psilotum nudum which is a Psilophyta. Which is a plant that has leaves with spores on the bottom. The common name is the wisk fern. The whisk fern grows in the northern region of the alpine tundra.
Whisk Fern
Common Name: Whisk fernKingdom: PlantaeDivision: PsilophytaClass: PsilopsidaOrder: PsilotalesFamily: PsilotaceaeGenus: PsilotumSpecies: nudum Plant 10- Brooke Another plant in the tundra is Lycopodium complanatum also known as christmas green. Christmas green is a Lycopodiophyta. A Lycopodiophyta is defined as a single stemmed plant that is a little larger than a non-vascular moss. Chrismas green grows in clumps on the rock slopes of both arctic and alpine tundras.
Christmas Green
Common Name: Christmas Green Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiales Family: Lycopodiaceae Genus: Lycopodium Species: complanatum
Plant 11- Brooke Another plant in the tundra is Ceratodon purpureus. It is a bryophyta, which is defined as a non-flowering and non-vascular plant. It's common name is the ceratodon moss.
Ceratodon Moss
Common Name: Ceratodon Moss Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: not assigned Family: not assigned Genus: Ceratodon Species: purpureus
Plant 12- Jack The final plant that lives in the high altitudes of the alpine tundra is Antyrium distentifolium. Also known as alpine lady fern which is a Polypodiophyta. A polypodiophyta is defined as a vascular plant that doesn't contain seeds.
Alpine Lady Fern
Common Name: Alpine lady fern Kindom: Plantae Division: Polypodiophyta Class: Polypodiosida Order: Polypodiopsida Family: Dryopteridia Genus: Antyrium Species: distentifolium
Animalsmulti-celled, digest food in bodyAnimal 1- BrookeThe first animal found in the tundra is a mollusk. Mollusks are defined as soft-bodied, organisms with a well-developed organ system, some mollusks have hard shells. The scientific name for a mollusk found in the tundra is Physella johnsoni. The common name is the banff springs snail. The banff springs snail live in upper hot springs that can be found in the tundra. The banff springs snail is also endangered due to the drying up of the hot springs where this rare snail lives. Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: MolluscaClass: GastropodaOrder: BasommatophoraFamily: PhysidaeGenus: Physellaspecies: johnsoni Animal 2- Brooke Another animal is a platyhelmithes also known as a flatworm. Flatworms are parasites, with one opening for both food and waste, a flatworm also has a simple nervous system. Its scientific name is Kaburakia excelsa. It is found in t
Giant Leaf Worm
he alaskan tundra. Common name: giant leaf worm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes Class: Turbellaria Order: Polycladida Family: Stylochidae Genus: Kaburakia species: excelsa
Animal 3- Brooke Another animal is Monhysterapraevulvata. It's a nemata, which is a ribbon worm with two openi
Monhystera praevulvata
ngs, and developed nervous systems. It lives in the shallow lakes of the alpine tundra.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nemata
Class: Adenophorea
Order: Monhysterida
Family: Monhysteridae
Genus: Monhystera
species: praevulvata
Animal 4- Jack An invertebrate that lives in the tundra is Mesenchytraeus solifugus, also known as an iceworm. It cam be found, as its name suggests, on glaciers. It is from the phylum annelida, which has two openings for food and waste and a circulatory system . Kingdom: Animalia
Animal 5- Jack Another tundra invertebrate is the box jellyfish, scientifically refferred to as Chironex fleckeri. It can be found in the oceans near the tundra's coast.
Box Jellyfish
It is from the phylum cnidaria, which means that it has two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, with one opening for both food and waste. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Cubozoa Order: Chirodropida Family: Chirodropidae Genus: Chironex Species: fleckeri
Animal 6-Jack The final tundra invertebrate is Xestia alpicola, or the northern dart. It can be found in the alpine tundra. It is from the phylum Arthropoda, meaning that it has two openings for food and waste, jointed appendages, and an exoskeleton. Kingdom: Animalia
Northern dart
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Xestia Species: alpicola Animal 7- Jack
The first tundra vertebrate is the emperor penguin, or Aves ciconiiformes. It lives on glaciers or icebergs, feeding off fish. it is from the class aves, meaning that it has hollow bones, scaly legs, and feathers .
emperor penguin chick
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Aptenodytes
Species: forsteri Animal 8- Brooke
Commonly known as the polar bear, Ursus maritimus lives in the tundra. Specifically the arctic tundra, on the shore or near large frozen bodies of arctic water. The polar bear is a mammal. Mammals have an advanced nervous
Polar Bear
system, a brain, lungs, and most birth live young. Mammals feed their young with milk and are endotherms.
Common name: polar bear
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
species: maritimus
Jack- Animal 9 Thymallus arcticus arcticus, also known as the arctic grayling, can be found in the tundra seas. It is from the class actinopterygii, which means that it has fins supported by bones and an upper jaw bone that slides forward when opened. Kingdom: Animalia
Lethenteron japonicum, also known as the arctic lamprey, lives in the arctic ocean and other such bodies of c
arctic lamprey
old saltwater. it is from the class cephalaspidomorphi, which means that it is a jawless fish, with a skeleton of cartilage, that hatches in fresh water, lives in salt water as adult, and swims back to fresh water to lay eggs. Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Lethenteron
Species: Lethenteron japonicum
Animal 11- Brooke An amphibian that lives in the tundra is a Rana arvalis. An amphibian is an organisms that spends half of its life in water with gills and the other half on land with lungs, an amphibian has two pairs of legs, smooth skin, it lays eggs, and is an echtotherm. Rana arvalis has no known common name. It lives in the alpine tundra in the wet season when ther
The Moor Frog
e are shallow lakes on the ground. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana species: arvalis
Animal 12- Brooke
The last animal in the tundra is Bubo scandiacus more commonly known as the snowy owl. It is a bird which is an organism with hollow bones, enlarged lungs, scaly legs, feathers, clawed toes, that lay eggs, and are echtot
Snowy Owl
herms. It can be found in the arctic tundra.
Common Name: Snowy Owl
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Bubo
species: scandiacus
Welcome to the Tundra Facts Page
By Jack B. and Brooke B.Monera
Monera are single-celled bacteria with no nucleus.
In the tundra, monera generally live on organisms symbiotically, but there are some monera that live on their own or in colonies.
Moneran 1
The first example of a moneran is Alcaligenes denitrificans, which has a cocci shape. It is found in various locations, including soil and aquatic environments, where one species, Alcaligenesdenitrificans, has been known to inhibit the growth of certain types of algae in the tundra, Alcaligenes denitrificans is found in the soil it has adapted to the cold climate and found a way to live in the frozen soil called permafrost of the tundra.
Moneran 2
Arthrobacter Nicotinovorans is another example of a moneran. They have a bacilli shape and live in soil. They have also adapted to live in the tundra's permafrost, and can be found in the tundra and taiga biomes.Protists
Protists are mostly single-celled organisms with a nucleus and organelles.
There are two main types of protists, algae and protozoan.Protozoa 1
An example of a protozoan is Cyclops clandestinus. Its common name is copepod. Copepods are found in the shallow fresh water lakes of the tundra.Algae 1
Algae are single-celled organisms that have chlorophyll and a nucleus. An example of algae is Chlorella antarctica, or Chlorella a. It can be found in or on top of the Tundra's permafrost, being a terrestrial species.FUNGI
A multi-celled organism that contains no chlorophyll and absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
Cladonia rangiferina
Fungus 1
An example of fungus located in the tundra is Cladonia rangiferina, commonly referred to as reindeer moss. It can be found on the tundra's permafrost, or frozen soil. Reindeer moss is in the phylum ascomycota, which means that it is cup-shaped.Its taxonomy is as follows:Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class:Lecanoromycetes
Order:Lecanorales
Family:Cladoniaceae
Genus:Cladonia
Species:rangiferina
Fungus 2
Another fungus that is located in the tundra is Cantharellus formosus. It is from the phylum basidiomycota, which means that it has closely-packed filaments. Cantharellus formosus is located in the alpine tundra's soil, if it isn't covered in snow. Its taxonomy is listed below.Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species: formosus
Fungus 3
A fungus is a multi-celled organism that contains no chlorophyll and absorbs nutrients from its surroundings. This type of fungus is an Ascomycota which is a sac-shaped organism with walls and an indentation in the middle. Another example of a Ascomycota is Cladonia cristatella which is it's scientific name. The common name is 'british soldier lichen'. It is coKingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order:Lecanorales
Family:Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species: cristatella
Fungus 4
The final fungus is a chytridiomycota. A chytridiomycota is defined as a fungus that lives in the water or soil (similar to a parasite). It's scientific name is Blastocladiella emersonii there is no known common name. It's a microscopic fungus that is found in the shallow lakes of the tundra and the top soil above the tundra's permafrost.Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Chytridiomycota
Class: Chytridiomycetes
Order: Blastocladiales
Family: Blastocladiaceae
Genus: Blastocladiella
Species: emersonii
Plants
Multi-celled, have cell walls, contain chlorophyllPlant 1- JackCalliergon giganteum is located in streams and lakes in the alpine tundra. It is in the division bryophyta, meaning it is non-vascular and is close to the ground. It grows on the bottom of fresh-water lake beds in the arctic tundra.
Common Name: Giant calliergon mossKingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Genus: Calliergon
Species: Giganteum
Plant 2 - Brooke
An example of a magnoliophyta is Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. A magnoliophyta is an angiosperm meaning covered seed it has flowers that ripen into fruit. They live in the open plains of the alpine tundra.
Common Name: Bearberries
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species: uva-ursi
Plant 3- Brooke
Another plant in the tundra biome is Abies lasiocarpa which is a pinophyta. A pinophyta is a self reproducing plant with cones or seeds outside of the plant, it produces no fruit and is an ever-green. They grow in the arctic and alpine tundra, thriving even in the cold of the tundra.
Common Name: Sub-alpine fir
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species: lasiocarpa
Plant 4- BrookeAnother plant is Trichophorum alpinum which is a Magnoliophyta. A magnoliophyta is an angiosperm meaning 'covered seed', and has flowers that will ripen into fruit. It's common name is cotton grass. Cotton grass grows in the
Common Name: Cotton grass
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Trichophorum
Species: alpinum
Plant 5- Jack
A plant that lives in the alpine tundra is Loiseleuria procumbens. It grows in the topsoil of the tundra biome. It is in the phylum magnoliophyta, which means that it is an angiosperm, meaning that it has flowers that will ripen into fruit.
Common Name: Alpine azalea
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Loiseleuria
Species: procumbens
Plant 6- Jack
A plant that can live in both the alpine tundra and taiga biomes is known as Lycopodiella inundata, commonly referred to as inundated club moss. It is in the division lychopodiophyta, meaning that it is is a little larger than non-vascular mosses, and that it has a single stem.
Common name: Inundated club moss
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order:Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodiella
Species: inundata
Plant 7-Jack
Another tundra plant is called Equisetum arvense, also known as the field horsetail. It grows in the tundra's topsoil. It is in the division Equisetophyta, which means that it is a horsetail. Its taxonomy is listed below.
Common Name: Field horsetail
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Equisetophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: arvense
Plant 8-Jack
Dryopteris dilatata is another example of a plant that grows in the tundra. It is commonly known as spreading woodfern. It is from the phylum pterophyta, meaning it is has fronds with spores on the bottom.
Common Name: Spreading woodfern
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pterophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: dilatata
Plant 9- BrookeA common plant in the tundra is Psilotum nudum which is a Psilophyta. Which is a plant that has leaves with spores on the bottom. The common name is the wisk fern. The whisk fern grows in the northern region of the alpine tundra.
Plant 10- Brooke
Another plant in the tundra is Lycopodium complanatum also known as christmas green. Christmas green is a Lycopodiophyta. A
Lycopodiophyta is defined as a single stemmed plant that is a little larger than a non-vascular moss. Chrismas green grows in clumps on the rock slopes of both arctic and alpine tundras.
Common Name: Christmas Green
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodium
Species: complanatum
Plant 11- Brooke
Another plant in the tundra is Ceratodon purpureus. It is a bryophyta, which is defined as a non-flowering and non-vascular plant. It's common name is the ceratodon moss.
Common Name: Ceratodon Moss
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: not assigned
Family: not assigned
Genus: Ceratodon
Species: purpureus
Plant 12- Jack
The final plant that lives in the high altitudes of the alpine tundra is Antyrium distentifolium. Also known as alpine lady fern which is a Polypodiophyta. A polypodiophyta is defined as a vascular plant that doesn't contain seeds.
Common Name: Alpine lady fern
Kindom: Plantae
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiosida
Order: Polypodiopsida
Family: Dryopteridia
Genus: Antyrium
Species: distentifolium
Animalsmulti-celled, digest food in bodyAnimal 1- BrookeThe first animal found in the tundra is a mollusk. Mollusks are defined as soft-bodied, organisms with a well-developed organ system, some mollusks have hard shells. The scientific name for a mollusk found in the tundra is Physella johnsoni. The common name is the banff springs snail. The banff springs snail live in upper hot springs that can be found in the tundra. The banff springs snail is also endangered due to the drying up of the hot springs where this rare snail lives.
Animal 2- Brooke
Another animal is a platyhelmithes also known as a flatworm. Flatworms are parasites, with one opening for both food and waste, a flatworm also has a simple nervous system. Its scientific name is Kaburakia excelsa. It is found in t
Common name: giant leaf worm
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria
Order: Polycladida
Family: Stylochidae
Genus: Kaburakia
species: excelsa
Animal 3- Brooke
Another animal is Monhystera praevulvata. It's a nemata, which is a ribbon worm with two openi
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nemata
Class: Adenophorea
Order: Monhysterida
Family: Monhysteridae
Genus: Monhystera
species: praevulvata
Animal 4- Jack
An invertebrate that lives in the tundra is Mesenchytraeus solifugus, also known as an iceworm. It cam be found, as its name suggests, on glaciers. It is from the phylum annelida, which has two openings for food and waste and a circulatory system .
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class:Clitellata
Order: Haplotaxida
Family: Enchytraeidae
Genus: Mesenchytraeus
Species: solifugus
Animal 5- Jack
Another tundra invertebrate is the box jellyfish, scientifically refferred to as Chironex fleckeri. It can be found in the oceans near the tundra's coast.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Chirodropida
Family: Chirodropidae
Genus: Chironex
Species: fleckeri
Animal 6-Jack
The final tundra invertebrate is Xestia alpicola, or the northern dart. It can be found in the alpine tundra.
It is from the phylum Arthropoda, meaning that it has two openings for food and waste, jointed appendages, and an exoskeleton.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species: alpicola
Animal 7- Jack
The first tundra vertebrate is the emperor penguin, or Aves ciconiiformes. It lives on glaciers or icebergs, feeding off fish. it is from the class aves, meaning that it has hollow bones, scaly legs, and feathers .
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Aptenodytes
Species: forsteri
Animal 8- Brooke
Commonly known as the polar bear, Ursus maritimus lives in the tundra. Specifically the arctic tundra, on the shore or near large frozen bodies of arctic water. The polar bear is a mammal. Mammals have an advanced nervous
Common name: polar bear
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
species: maritimus
Jack- Animal 9
Thymallus arcticus arcticus, also known as the arctic grayling, can be found in the tundra seas. It is from the class actinopterygii, which means that it has fins supported by bones and an upper jaw bone that slides forward when opened.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Thymallus
Species: Thymallus arcticus
Jack- Animal 10
Lethenteron japonicum, also known as the arctic lamprey, lives in the arctic ocean and other such bodies of c
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Lethenteron
Species: Lethenteron japonicum
Animal 11- Brooke
An amphibian that lives in the tundra is a Rana arvalis. An amphibian is an organisms that spends half of its life in water with gills and the other half on land with lungs, an amphibian has two pairs of legs, smooth skin, it lays eggs, and is an echtotherm. Rana arvalis has no known common name. It lives in the alpine tundra in the wet season when ther
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
species: arvalis
Animal 12- Brooke
The last animal in the tundra is Bubo scandiacus more commonly known as the snowy owl. It is a bird which is an organism with hollow bones, enlarged lungs, scaly legs, feathers, clawed toes, that lay eggs, and are echtot
Common Name: Snowy Owl
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Bubo
species: scandiacus
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